Batting Highest Career Batting Average - South Africa

Highest averages in 2020s in Tests - South Africa

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
T Bavuma	2020-2025	27	49	7	1998	172	47.57	4033	49.54	3	13	3	205	12
PWA Mulder	2020-2025	23	38	5	1239	367*	37.54	2150	57.62	3	1	4	149	17
RD Rickelton	2022-2025	15	27	3	897	259	37.37	1697	52.85	2	1	1	106	7
D Elgar	2020-2024	26	48	2	1681	185	36.54	3210	52.36	2	10	3	235	1
DG Bedingham	2023-2025	15	26	3	828	110	36.00	1228	67.42	1	4	2	91	17
AK Markram	2020-2025	30	55	2	1768	136	33.35	3167	55.82	4	7	2	251	9
T Stubbs	2024-2025	14	26	2	759	122	31.62	1632	46.50	2	3	2	62	12
T de Zorzi	2023-2025	17	31	1	919	177	30.63	1677	54.80	2	3	3	88	13
HE van der Dussen	2020-2022	17	30	2	848	98	30.28	2120	40.00	-	5	3	95	4
K Verreynne	2021-2025	31	48	6	1266	136*	30.14	2271	55.74	4	3	4	131	14
KD Petersen	2021-2024	14	25	-	704	82	28.16	1477	47.66	-	4	-	86	0
M Jansen	2021-2025	21	32	5	624	93	23.11	1145	54.49	-	4	4	77	13
KA Maharaj	2020-2025	34	51	2	768	84	15.67	1276	60.18	-	5	12	88	16
K Rabada	2020-2025	32	50	10	516	71	12.90	855	60.35	-	1	11	54	14
A Nortje	2020-2023	16	27	6	135	28*	6.42	424	31.83	-	-	8	20	0
L Ngidi	2020-2025	15	22	7	82	19	5.46	189	43.38	-	-	6	11	1

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

Minimum of 20 innings
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]